Montana passed the Clean Indoor Air Act in 2005 which has prohibited smoking in public places and places of employment since—adding exemptions to the CIAA is a step backwards. • In 2021, a majority of Montanan’s – 89% – support the Clean Indoor Air Act. That same poll found three out of four Montana’s went a step further – they strongly supported the CIAA. (site resource needed)? • Adding exemptions into the CIAA decreases protections against exposure to secondhand smoke. o To allowsmoking in a workplace forces employees to choose between their health and their job. o To allow smoking in an indoor public place forces the public to choose between accessing a desired good or service and exposing oneself to the cancer-causing toxins in secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke can cause serious harm. • Secondhand smoke contains at least 70 chemicals known to cause cancer, hundreds more toxic chemicals and more than 7,000 chemicals overall. (site resource needed)? • In adults who have never smoked, secondhand smoke can cause heart disease, lung cancer and stroke. (site resource needed)? • In children, secondhand smoke leads to asthma attacks, respiratory infections (bronchitis and pneumonia), and a greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).3 • Secondhand smoke causes an estimated 34,000 heart disease deaths and 7,300 lung cancer deaths among adult nonsmokers each year in the United States. Smoking is so toxic its dangers can linger long after the smoke is gone. • Thirdhand smoke is the toxic residue left behind from smoking. Cancer-causing chemicals from tobacco smoke are absorbed into carpets, curtains, and furniture; even clinging to walls and ceilings,and then are released back into the air. The residue from thirdhand smoke builds up on surfaces over time and can remain for up to six months after smoking has ceased.
Testimony by Molly Blair:
ReplyDeleteMontana passed the Clean Indoor Air Act in 2005 which has prohibited smoking in public places and places of employment since—adding exemptions to the CIAA is a step backwards.
• In 2021, a majority of Montanan’s – 89% – support the Clean Indoor Air Act. That same poll found three out of four Montana’s went a step further – they strongly supported the CIAA. (site resource needed)?
• Adding exemptions into the CIAA decreases protections against exposure to secondhand smoke.
o To allowsmoking in a workplace forces employees to choose between their health and their job.
o To allow smoking in an indoor public place forces the public to choose between accessing a desired good or service and exposing oneself to the cancer-causing toxins in secondhand smoke.
Secondhand smoke can cause serious harm.
• Secondhand smoke contains at least 70 chemicals known to cause cancer, hundreds more toxic chemicals and more than 7,000 chemicals overall. (site resource needed)?
• In adults who have never smoked, secondhand smoke can cause heart disease, lung cancer and stroke. (site resource needed)?
• In children, secondhand smoke leads to asthma attacks, respiratory infections (bronchitis and pneumonia), and a greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).3
• Secondhand smoke causes an estimated 34,000 heart disease deaths and 7,300 lung cancer deaths among adult nonsmokers each year in the United States.
Smoking is so toxic its dangers can linger long after the smoke is gone.
• Thirdhand smoke is the toxic residue left behind from smoking. Cancer-causing chemicals from tobacco smoke are absorbed into carpets, curtains, and furniture; even clinging to walls and ceilings,and then are released back into the air. The residue from thirdhand smoke builds up on surfaces over time and can remain for up to six months after smoking has ceased.